Oliver Grimm
@grimmse.bsky.social
Recidivist Brussels correspondent for Viennese daily 'Die Presse'. In Washington '13 - '17. Contributor to La Matinale Européenne. Le bonheur, c'est de le chercher. (J. Renard)
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this extremely fashy Trump cult of personality ad featuring Kristi Noem ran this morning on Fox & Friends
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
this extremely fashy Trump cult of personality ad featuring Kristi Noem ran this morning on Fox & Friends
Fair enough. But what about hamsters?
We welcome the provisional agreement between @europarl.europa.eu and @consilium.europa.eu on the welfare of dogs and cats.
The new measures will significantly improve the way these animals are treated when bred, sold or adopted in the EU.
Read more: link.europa.eu/M8bdYt
The new measures will significantly improve the way these animals are treated when bred, sold or adopted in the EU.
Read more: link.europa.eu/M8bdYt
November 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Fair enough. But what about hamsters?
Vielleicht sitze ich zu weit entfernt, aber will jetzt allen Ernstes dieselbe österreichische Medienblase, die kein Problem hat, wenn preisgekrönte "Edelfedern" nebenbei als PR-Berater für Politiker jobben, den Stein der Weisen in Sachen "Förderung von Qualitätsjournalismus" gefunden haben?
November 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Vielleicht sitze ich zu weit entfernt, aber will jetzt allen Ernstes dieselbe österreichische Medienblase, die kein Problem hat, wenn preisgekrönte "Edelfedern" nebenbei als PR-Berater für Politiker jobben, den Stein der Weisen in Sachen "Förderung von Qualitätsjournalismus" gefunden haben?
Wie verpeilt muss man sein, um seinem Kind so etwas anzutun? www.diepresse.com/20347896/wie...
Wien: Beziehung der Tochter als mögliches Motiv für Messerangriff...
Der 50-Jährige, der seiner Tochter am Montag mit einem Küchenmesser lebensgefährliche Verletzungen zugefügt hat, machte bei seiner Einvernahme keine Angaben zu seinem Motiv.
www.diepresse.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Wie verpeilt muss man sein, um seinem Kind so etwas anzutun? www.diepresse.com/20347896/wie...
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There is never any daylight between the positions of Russia and JD Vance.
November 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
There is never any daylight between the positions of Russia and JD Vance.
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We are testing La Matinale Européenne in English.
Today’s episode by @cspillmann.bsky.social: “Regulating Crypto Assets: A New Flashpoint Between the EU and Trump”.
Don’t miss our brief on Ukraine, Mercosur, 🏳️🌈 marriages and the witch hunt against the NGOs
With @grimmse.bsky.social 👇
Today’s episode by @cspillmann.bsky.social: “Regulating Crypto Assets: A New Flashpoint Between the EU and Trump”.
Don’t miss our brief on Ukraine, Mercosur, 🏳️🌈 marriages and the witch hunt against the NGOs
With @grimmse.bsky.social 👇
Regulating Crypto Assets: A New Flashpoint Between the EU and Trump
Good morning!
europemorningpost.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 AM
We are testing La Matinale Européenne in English.
Today’s episode by @cspillmann.bsky.social: “Regulating Crypto Assets: A New Flashpoint Between the EU and Trump”.
Don’t miss our brief on Ukraine, Mercosur, 🏳️🌈 marriages and the witch hunt against the NGOs
With @grimmse.bsky.social 👇
Today’s episode by @cspillmann.bsky.social: “Regulating Crypto Assets: A New Flashpoint Between the EU and Trump”.
Don’t miss our brief on Ukraine, Mercosur, 🏳️🌈 marriages and the witch hunt against the NGOs
With @grimmse.bsky.social 👇
Is it the video quality, or has he aged quite rapidly in the past several months?
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Is it the video quality, or has he aged quite rapidly in the past several months?
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Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
Es wäre ein, wie sagt man, Treppenwitz der Geschichte, wenn angesichts der eskalatorischen Aggression des Kremls gegenüber der EU und allen ihren Mitgliedstaaten einem Bundeskanzler Kickl in einigen Jahren nichts anderes übrig bliebe, als um den Beitritt Österreichs zur NATO zu bitten.
November 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Es wäre ein, wie sagt man, Treppenwitz der Geschichte, wenn angesichts der eskalatorischen Aggression des Kremls gegenüber der EU und allen ihren Mitgliedstaaten einem Bundeskanzler Kickl in einigen Jahren nichts anderes übrig bliebe, als um den Beitritt Österreichs zur NATO zu bitten.
Ob Österreich eine Verschärfung des EU-Defizitverfahrens blüht, wissen wir im Frühling. Bis dann muss auch endlich klar sein, wie hoch die wahre Neuverschuldung der Bundesländer und Gemeinden ist. Mehr @diepressecom.bsky.social. www.diepresse.com/20277078/oes...
Österreich drohen noch keine Brüsseler Zores
Die Republik macht derzeit in den Jahren 2025 und 2026 ihre Hausaufgaben, hält die EU-Kommission fest. Das erhöhte Defizit von Ländern und Gemeinden ist aber noch nicht in die Brüsseler...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Ob Österreich eine Verschärfung des EU-Defizitverfahrens blüht, wissen wir im Frühling. Bis dann muss auch endlich klar sein, wie hoch die wahre Neuverschuldung der Bundesländer und Gemeinden ist. Mehr @diepressecom.bsky.social. www.diepresse.com/20277078/oes...
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Trump on the turkeys he's about to pardon: "I shouldn't say this. I was gonna call them Chuck and Nancy. But then I realized I wouldn't be pardoning them. I would never pardon those two people. I wouldn't pardon them. I wouldn't care what Melania told me."
November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Trump on the turkeys he's about to pardon: "I shouldn't say this. I was gonna call them Chuck and Nancy. But then I realized I wouldn't be pardoning them. I would never pardon those two people. I wouldn't pardon them. I wouldn't care what Melania told me."
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We are testing La Matinale Européenne in English.
Today’s long reading by me: The Limits of the EU’s “Daddy Diplomacy”
Don’t miss our brief and the new Trump’s blackmail “less rules on digital, less tariffs”.
With @cspillmann.bsky.social and @grimmse.bsky.social 👇
Today’s long reading by me: The Limits of the EU’s “Daddy Diplomacy”
Don’t miss our brief and the new Trump’s blackmail “less rules on digital, less tariffs”.
With @cspillmann.bsky.social and @grimmse.bsky.social 👇
The Limits of the EU’s “Daddy Diplomacy”
Good morning!
europemorningpost.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
We are testing La Matinale Européenne in English.
Today’s long reading by me: The Limits of the EU’s “Daddy Diplomacy”
Don’t miss our brief and the new Trump’s blackmail “less rules on digital, less tariffs”.
With @cspillmann.bsky.social and @grimmse.bsky.social 👇
Today’s long reading by me: The Limits of the EU’s “Daddy Diplomacy”
Don’t miss our brief and the new Trump’s blackmail “less rules on digital, less tariffs”.
With @cspillmann.bsky.social and @grimmse.bsky.social 👇
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In Mussolini's Italy, the fascist movement was obsessed with people wearing suitable attire in all social settings. Thomas Mann describes this brilliantly in one of his novellas. The fact that transportation secretary Duffy obsesses over how one should dress to fly in an airplane, while being
Sean Duffy: "Dressing with respect -- whether it's a pair of jeans and a decent shirt, I would encourage people to maybe dress a little better which encourages us to maybe behave a little better. Let's try not to wear slippers and pajamas as we come to the airport."
November 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
In Mussolini's Italy, the fascist movement was obsessed with people wearing suitable attire in all social settings. Thomas Mann describes this brilliantly in one of his novellas. The fact that transportation secretary Duffy obsesses over how one should dress to fly in an airplane, while being
Name the band
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Name the band
"To Mr. Demurenko, General Mladic was a “brave commander” fighting in a brutal war." - Who would have thought that a Russian military man with such a view of the world in 1996 might end up invading Ukraine three decades later at the age of 68? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
He Saw the Best of America and Then Fought for Russia in Ukraine
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"To Mr. Demurenko, General Mladic was a “brave commander” fighting in a brutal war." - Who would have thought that a Russian military man with such a view of the world in 1996 might end up invading Ukraine three decades later at the age of 68? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
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We are not yet a year into Trump’s second term and already DOGE has been mothballed, MTG has bailed from Congress, the administration tried and failed to present a Russian plan to end the war, and the ‘Secretary of War’ is trying to court-martial a US Senator. Time for a reminder of this I think…
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
We are not yet a year into Trump’s second term and already DOGE has been mothballed, MTG has bailed from Congress, the administration tried and failed to present a Russian plan to end the war, and the ‘Secretary of War’ is trying to court-martial a US Senator. Time for a reminder of this I think…
Pretty goal. Would have been a bit harder to score if the other team had fielded an actual goalkeeper. 🤡https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwtjuNJgZw4
Cristiano Ronaldo's bicycle kick | All Angles | 🐐
YouTube video by الدوري السعودي للمحترفين - Saudi Pro League
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November 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Pretty goal. Would have been a bit harder to score if the other team had fielded an actual goalkeeper. 🤡https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwtjuNJgZw4
Wenn europäische Politiker die Stärkung der ökonomischen Autonomie gegenüber den USA und China nicht zum Leitmotiv ihrer Amtsführung machen, haben sie ihr Bestimmung verfehlt. www.diepresse.com/20338960/don...
Donald Trump erpresst die EU wegen ihrer Digitalgesetze
Präsident Trumps Handelsminister Lutnick droht den Europäern in Brüssel: zieht Digitalgesetze zurück, sonst gibt es keine niedrigeren Zölle für Stahl und Aluminium.
www.diepresse.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Wenn europäische Politiker die Stärkung der ökonomischen Autonomie gegenüber den USA und China nicht zum Leitmotiv ihrer Amtsführung machen, haben sie ihr Bestimmung verfehlt. www.diepresse.com/20338960/don...
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DOGE is over, and there is no evidence that it saved the United States any money. The cuts to medical research and food for starving people were a tiny fraction of our federal spending, and any "savings" from that were wiped out by the chaos & moral depravity.
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
www.reuters.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
DOGE is over, and there is no evidence that it saved the United States any money. The cuts to medical research and food for starving people were a tiny fraction of our federal spending, and any "savings" from that were wiped out by the chaos & moral depravity.
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
Who's going to break it to Fox News that Lutnick did very much not meet "EU leaders" today in Brussels?*
(*Unless on counts ministers of trade/commerce as "EU leaders)
(*Unless on counts ministers of trade/commerce as "EU leaders)
Lutnick on his meetings with EU leaders: "The idea is, 'Come on guys, embrace the ideas and the model of the Trump administration and you'll get a trillion of investment here.' So we're trying to teach them, encourage them to follow the Trump lead."
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Who's going to break it to Fox News that Lutnick did very much not meet "EU leaders" today in Brussels?*
(*Unless on counts ministers of trade/commerce as "EU leaders)
(*Unless on counts ministers of trade/commerce as "EU leaders)
Bis 4. 12. ist die exzellente spanische Miniserie "Querer" noch auf @artefr.bsky.social per Stream zu sehen. Vielleicht etwas, was man anlässlich des Internationalen Tages zur Beseitigung von Gewalt gegen Frauen ins Auge fassen könnte. www.arte.tv/de/videos/RC...
Querer - Hinter verschlossenen Türen - Fernsehfilme und Serien | ARTE
Die Miniserie erzählt von dem familiären und juristischen Kampf der Protagonistin Miren, die nach 30 Jahren Ehe ihren Mann Iñigo wegen wiederholter Vergewaltigung in der Ehe anzeigt. Eine Anschuldigun...
www.arte.tv
November 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Bis 4. 12. ist die exzellente spanische Miniserie "Querer" noch auf @artefr.bsky.social per Stream zu sehen. Vielleicht etwas, was man anlässlich des Internationalen Tages zur Beseitigung von Gewalt gegen Frauen ins Auge fassen könnte. www.arte.tv/de/videos/RC...
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As we speak, the Western world is currently discussing whether to impose a cap on the army of a country that has been invaded, while sparing the country that launched the invasion from any such limit.
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
As we speak, the Western world is currently discussing whether to impose a cap on the army of a country that has been invaded, while sparing the country that launched the invasion from any such limit.
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Niederländische Damen-Werft unter Verdacht von Umgehung der Sanktionen gegen Russland (aus deutscher Sicht noch mal pikanter, weil die Generalunternehmer für die F126-Fregatten sind und da ohnehin Probleme haben.. - h/t @vreij.bsky.social)
Unieke rechtszaak Damen Shipyards van start: 'Zaak met extra druk en spanning'
Damen Shipyards, een van de belangrijkste defensiebedrijven van Nederland, wordt verdacht van het omzeilen van sancties, opgelegd aan Rusland.
nos.nl
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Niederländische Damen-Werft unter Verdacht von Umgehung der Sanktionen gegen Russland (aus deutscher Sicht noch mal pikanter, weil die Generalunternehmer für die F126-Fregatten sind und da ohnehin Probleme haben.. - h/t @vreij.bsky.social)
Nice to see Austrian foreign minister @beate.neos.eu pick up the term, and criticism of, "Neutralism". Regrettable she doesn't dare (yet?) to spell out the logical consequence of this reasoning.
"La Matinale Européenne" has an English-speaking sister now!
In my first analysis, I've had a go at Austria's unbearable Neutralism - and the first little cracks appearing in this delusional veneer.
You can sign up for "Morning Post Europe" here ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/europemo...
In my first analysis, I've had a go at Austria's unbearable Neutralism - and the first little cracks appearing in this delusional veneer.
You can sign up for "Morning Post Europe" here ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/europemo...
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Nice to see Austrian foreign minister @beate.neos.eu pick up the term, and criticism of, "Neutralism". Regrettable she doesn't dare (yet?) to spell out the logical consequence of this reasoning.